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Home My WebLink About119 N Tracy 2021 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD For the Montana National Register of Historic Places Program and State Antiquities Database Montana State Historic Preservation Office Montana Historical Society PO Box 201202, 1410 8th Ave Helena, MT 59620-1202 Property Address: 119 N Tracy Ave. Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 280 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Martin V. and Annis Huffman Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Lamtrac, LLC Owner Address: Unknown Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NE ¼ SW ¼ NW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lot 22, & S2 LOT 23, LESS 6' W ENDS Block(s): A Addition: Tracy's Second Addition Year of Addition: 1883 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: residential Current Use: residential Construction Date: 1919 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 N Easting: 497073.68 Northing: 5058613.16 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: N/A Historic District: N/A NRHP Eligible: Yes No *Property does not meet the City of Bozeman’s definition of an eligible property (See below). Date of this document: 3/18/2021 Form Prepared by: E. Sakariassen, S. Watts, and R. Schields, Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. with C. Alegria and C. Hendry, Extreme History Project Address: PO Box 1526, Bozeman, MT 59771 Daytime Phone: (406) 219-3535 MT SHPO USE ONLY Eligible for NRHP: □ yes □ no Criteria: □ A □ B □ C □ D Date: Evaluator: Comments: Click here to enter text. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 119 N Tracy Ave. Site Number: 280 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Craftsman If Other, specify: Property Type: Residential Specific Property Type: Single family Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: N/A The site consists of two architectural features: a single-story, wood-framed, Craftsman-style residence constructed in 1919 and a single-story, wood-framed, detached garage built in 1925. The residence faces east onto S Tracy Ave; it is rectangular in plan with a concrete foundation. The exterior is clad in horizontal wood siding. The roof is front-gabled with a nested front-gable covering the front porch and primary entrance; the roof is clad in asphalt shingles. The eaves are open, exposing rafter ends, triangular wood brackets support the gable ends. A small, square brick chimney is present on the south elevation. The detached garage features a front-facing gable and three, wood-framed, side-hung doors. The primary entrance is off-set to the north of the east-facing façade. The entrance is accessed by wood steps and is sheltered under a nested front-gabled porch. To the south of the entrance is a fixed lite window, flanked on either side by one-over-one sliding sash windows with wood surrounds. Other windows present on the residence include one-over-one lite hung, and single-lite hopper windows set in the foundation. The site was first recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. Metcalf visited the site and found McDonald's description accurate. Images accompanying the report indicate that no significant alterations have been completed since 1984. Overall, the site is in good condition. The foundation is cracked and some paint is chipping. In 1984, the property was found to be, "a contributing element within a potential historic district due to its association with the residential aspect of the Progressive Phase of Bozeman's historic/architectural development." Metcalf finds the site continues to retain sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 119 N Tracy Ave. Site Number: 280 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 119 North Tracy Avenue is located in Tracy’s 2nd Addition that was platted on May 16, 1883. Martin V. and Annis Huffman purchased this property from Pauline Vogel and P. J. Moliter on August 31, 1918. Martin V. Huffman had been born in Bowling Green, KY. He crossed the plains with his brother, George Huffman, in 1864, arriving in Bannack and then going to Alder Gulch. They continued on to Helena, where they lived for about a year. George came to Bozeman, while Martin returned to Kentucky. Martin married Annis Croly in Nevada, MO on June 20, 1866, and they came to Bozeman in 1879 to establish their permanent residence (The Billings Gazette, 31 July 1923). They purchased this property in 1918 and had this residence built in 1919. Martin and Annis lived at 304 North Tracy Avenue while owning this property. Annis Huffman sold the property to Josephine Walker and Martin Walker on April 5, 1924. Josephine Walker and Martin Walker were grandchildren of Martin and Annis Huffman and they managed the estate of Martin and Annis Huffman. John Bader rented this property from the Walkers and lived in this residence from 1927 to 1929. John Bader had been born in Bavaria and come to the U.S. in 1914. He worked as a butcher at a meat market. John married Lina Ludstock on November 8, 1924 in Bozeman (Ancestry.com, 2016). The family moved to Seattle in 1941 and opened the Union Sausage Co.; John died shortly after their move in April of 1941 (Great Falls Tribune, 9 April 1941). On July 31, 1933 the Estate of Martin V. Huffman (Josephine Walker and Martin Walker, trustees) preformed an Assignment of Beneficiaries Under Will for Division of Trust Property to Maggie Yetsinga. Mrs. Anne (or Anna) Fridley lived in this residence from c. 1930 to c. 1940 when the property was owned by the Walkers and then Maggie Yetsinga. Anne Krueger Fridley had been born in Bozeman to Louis and Emily Krueger (Findagrave.com, 2021). She married Charles Fridley on June 22, 1911 in Bozeman,T. The young couple moved into a residence on South Black Avenue in Bozeman, and then lived on a ranch near Columbus, MT (The Anaconda Standard, 25 June 1911). A son, Charles Jr., was born to Anne and Charles Fridley on May 30, 1918 while they were living in Columbus. Charles Fridley died later that year of pneumonia at the young age of 32 years old (The Anaconda Standard, 5 November 1918). Anne Fridley moved back to Bozeman and by 1920 was living in her childhood home with brother Albert Krueger and his wife Ida. Anne and her son Charles, Jr. moved into this residence in c. 1930. The son, Charles Jr., died on February 22, 1940. Charles and two friends were found asphyxiated in a gas service station in Bozeman, an accident involving heating gas. Their bodies were found the next morning by the owner of the service station. The three were college buddies, all in their early 20s (The Spokesman-Review, 23 February 1940; The Missoulian, 23 February 1940). Anne moved out of this residence after the death of Charles Jr. (R. L. Polk & Co., 1947). Anne died in 1978 at the age of 92 (Findagrave.com, 2020). Margaret Swanson (Maggie Yetsinga) sold the property to Josephine Kilbride, the granddaughter of Martin and Annis Huffman on August 27, 1942. The property was in the Kilbride family until it was sold to Kathleen C. Splittstoesser on August 19, 2020. Splittstoesser sold the property to Lamtrac, LLC on October 8, 2020. Lamtrac, LLC is the current owner as of December 2020. Table 1. Chain of Title, 119 North Tracy Avenue, Bozeman, Montana. Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference USA William H. Tracy 15 June 1872 Patent S ½ of NE ¼ section 12, T2S R5E and SW ¼ of NW ¼ of section 7, T2S, R6E (113.40 acres) D: I/56 W. H. and S. J. Tracy Rudolph Vogel 19 October 1889 Warranty Deed Lots 22 – 24, Block A Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: 17/136 Estate of Rudolph Vogel Rudolph Vogel Jr., David Vogel, Anna Vogel Fechter, Pauline Vogel Moliter, Frederich H. Vogel, Karl E. Vogel, Rose Vogel Williams, and Edward H. Vogel 18 December 1916 Decree of Settlement of Account and Distribution Same Probate Records MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 119 N Tracy Ave. Site Number: 280 Don Williams and Rose Vogel Williams, Rudolph Jr. and Mary Vogel, David and Bessie Vogel, Anna Vogel Fechter, Frederich H. Vogel, and Karle E. Vogel Pauline Vogel Moliter 24 February 1917 Quit Claim Deed Lot 18 (except W 4’), Lots 19 and 22 – 24, Block A, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: 56/356 Frederick H. Vogel (guardian of Edward H. Vogel, minor) Pauline Vogel Moliter 28 April 1917 Guardian’s Deed Same D: 56/355 Pauline Vogel and P. J. Moliter M. V. and Annis Huffman 31 August 1918 Warranty Deed Same D: 61/262 Annis Huffman (widow of M. V. Huffman) Josephine Walker and Martin Walker 05 April 1924 Warranty Deed ½ interest Lot 18 (except W 4’), Lots 19 and 22 – 24, Block A, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: 67/242 Estate of Martin V. Huffman Maggie Yetsinga 31 July 1933 Assignment of Beneficiaries Under Will for Division of Trust Property Lot 22 and S ½ Lot 23, Block A, Tracy’s Second Addition D: 11 Misc 303 Margaret Swanson (aka Maggie Yetsinga) Josephine Kilbride 27 August 1942 Warranty Deed Lot 22 and S ½ Lot 23, except W 6’, Block A, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: 86/410 Estate of Josephine Kilbride (Josephine Kilbride Family Trust) Daniel F. Kilbride, trustee of the Josephine Kilbride Family Trust 09 November 1970 Decree of Final Distribution Lot 22 and S ½ Lot 23, less 6’ on W ends and N ½ Lot 23 all of Lot 24, less 6’ on W ends, Block A, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: Film 8/1293 Daniel Dean Kilbride and Richard Lee Kilbride, Successor co-Trustees of the Trust under Last Will and Testament of Josephine Kilbride Daniel D. Kilbride and Richard L. Kilbride 28 May 1982 Trustee’s Deed Same D: Film 70/616 Daniel D. Kilbride and Richard L. Kilbride Daniel D. Kilbride and Richard L. Kilbride Living Trust 08 November 1994 Quit Claim Deed Same D: Film 155/386 Billie Jean Kilbride, Successor Trustee of the Daniel D. Kilbride and Richard L. Kilbride Living Trust Kathleen C. Splittstoesser 19 August 2020 Quit Claim Deed Lot 22 and S ½ Lot 23, less 6’ on W ends, Block A, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: #2696368 Kathleen C. Splittstoesser Lamtrac, LLC 08 October 2020 Warranty Deed Same D: #2704142 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 119 N Tracy Ave. Site Number: 280 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY The Anaconda Standard [Anacona, Montana] 1911 "Society." 25 Jun. Anaconda, Montana. The Anaconda Standard [Anaconda, Montana] 1918 "C. Fridley of Bozeman Dead at Columbus, Mont." 5 Nov. Anaconda, Montana. Ancestry.com 2016 Montana, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1993 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Marriage Records. Montana County Marriages. County courthouses, Montana. The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana] 1923 "Martin V. Huffman Pioneer, Passes Away." 31 July. Billings, Montana. Findagrave.com 2021 Memorial page for Anna Krueger Fridley (Aug 1885-1987), Find A Grave Memorial no. 51229938, citing Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA. Electronic document, accessed March 22, 2021. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2021 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. Great Falls Tribune [Great Falls, Montana] 1941 "Former Montanan Dies." 9 April 1911. Great Falls, Montana. James R. McDonald 1984 Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory. Electronic document, City of Bozeman. Bozeman, Montana. http://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink8/0/doc/151603/Electronic.aspx, accessed August 14, 2020. The Missoulian [Missoula, Montana] 1940 "Inquest is Held in Asphyxiation of Three Youths." 23 February. Missoula, Montana. The Spokesman-Review [Spokane, Washington] 1940 "3 College Lads Are Suffocated." 23 February. Spokane, Washington. R. L. Polk & Company 1902-2012 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. Sanborn Map Company 1884-1957 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (Jul 1890, Nov 1891, Jan 1904, Sep 1912, Sep 1927, Sep 1943, Nov 1957). Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Statement of Significance Property Name: 119 N Tracy Ave. Site Number: 280 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NRHP Listing Date: NRHP Eligibility: Yes No Individually Contributing to Historic District Noncontributing to Historic District NRHP Criteria: A B C D Area of Significance: Period of Significance: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site consists of two architectural features: a single-story, wood-framed, Craftsman-style residence constructed in 1919 and a single-story, wood-framed, detached garage built in 1925. The site is in good condition, although the foundation is cracked and some paint is chipping. After survey by McDonald Architects in 1984, the property was found to be, "a contributing element within a potential historic district due to its association with the residential aspect of the Progressive Phase of Bozeman's historic/architectural development." Metcalf finds the site continues to retain sufficient integrity to convey historic character. Sect. 38.700 of the Bozeman Municipal Code defines an eligible property as one that meets the criteria for inclusion in the NRHP or State Register either 1) individually or 2) as a contributing building to an existing or potential historic district. This site has been evaluated against the NRHP Criteria and has been determined to lack individual significance under Criterion A, B, C, and D. It is not located within an existing historic district and, due to considerable in-fill and redevelopment of the surrounding residential blocks in the past fifty years, Metcalf does not recommend adjacent properties have district potential. The site is recommended not eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Integrity Property Name: 119 N Tracy Ave. Site Number: 280 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in good condition overall. The foundation is cracked and some paint is chipping. All of the building's character defining features are intact and all aspects of integrity are retained. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 119 N Tracy Ave. Site Number: 280 Feature # 1 Facing: W Description: Property 280, façade view (Image #1565, 10/13/2020, SLW). Feature # 1 Facing: SW Description: Property 280, oblique view (Image #1564, 10/13/2020, SLW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 119 N Tracy Ave. Site Number: 280 Feature # 1 Facing: NW Description: Property 280, oblique view (Image #0566, 10/13/2020, SLW). Feature # 2 Facing: W Description: Property 280, façade of Feature 2 (garage) (Image #1567, 10/13/2020, SLW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Site Map Property Name: 119 N Tracy Ave. Site Number: 280 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Topographic Map Property Name: 119 N Tracy Ave. Site Number: 280